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Bureau of Statistics (CBS) conducted a pilot project on vital registration in Kathmandu
valley in 2021 B.S., i.e. 1964 A.D. However, it took long time to start formal vital registration
in Nepal. In 2033 B.S., i.e. 1976 A.D, the office of Registrar General was established under
the Ministry of Home and Panchayat. Initially, vital registration started only in 10 districts
in Nepal in 2035 B.S., i.e. 1978 A.D. It started in all the districts of Nepal only from 1st
Baisakh, 2047 B.S.
Vital registration is done in the concerned municipality or village council office. People
need to fill in forms for the registration of vital events. Then, the local registrar provides
event registration certificates, i.e. birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate
and migration certificate. These certificates are very important for various legal and
administrative purposes. Birth certificate is mandatory to get student admitted in school,
to receive citizenship card, to appear in district level examination in school, etc. Death
certificate is required to transfer parental properties, to claim insurance policies, bank
deposits, etc. Marriage certificate is needed to apply visa as dependent to go abroad, to
be eligible legally for husband’s properties. Migration certificate is required to get certain
benefits provided at the local level or by the government.
Vital registration is very important for the nation. It provides information about social
and demographic characteristics of people. It is reliable and valid source of population
data. It shows the population situation. It helps the policy makers, economists, politicians
and others to perform social activities. Moreover, it provides important information for
the government to launch different development plannings.

iii. Administrative records
Administrative records are the records kept by the
governmental and non-governmental organizations
regarding their properties, financial activities, legal
documents as well as day to day activities at the
administrative level. For example, school keeps the
record of present and past students, teaching and non–
teaching staff, fees record of students, salary payment
of staff, etc. Hospital keeps the record of patients
and their treatment papers. Similarly, voters list,
citizenship records, telephone directory, membership
of certain organizations, etc. are also the examples of Fig: 5
administrative records.

Administrative records are kept by the offices for their official use. They are very helpful
for the researchers, planners, policy makers and administrators. The country can achieve
important information for social and economic development from the administrative
records. The number of students enrolled in school, the dropouts, the passed and failure
students can be known from administrative records which can support the government
for arranging, colleges, teachers and other staffs. The number of patients, types of
diseases and necessary health services can be known from hospital records by which the

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